(When) the reflexion becomes hidden (from sight) and disappears, you think that the star is no more;
عکس پنهان گشت و اندر غیب راند ** تو گمان بردی که آن اختر نماند
(But) the unlucky star is in the sky: ’tis in that quarter it must be cured (of its ill-luck);
آن ستارهی نحس هست اندر سما ** هم بدان سو بایدش کردن دوا
Nay, you must fix your heart on that which is quarterless (illimitable); the ill-luck in this quarter is (only) the reflexion of the ill-luck in the realm where no quarters exist.3160
بلک باید دل سوی بیسوی بست ** نحس این سو عکس نحس بیسو است
Know that (all) gifts are the gift of God and are His bounty: ’tis the reflexion of those gifts that appears in (the world of) the five (senses) and the six (directions).
داد داد حق شناس و بخششش ** عکس آن دادست اندر پنج و شش
Though the gifts of the base (worldlings) be more (in number) than the sands, (yet) you will die and they will be left behind as an inheritance.
گر بود داد خسان افزون ز ریگ ** تو بمیری وآن بماند مردریگ
After all, how long does a reflexion remain in view? Make a practice of contemplating the origin (of the reflexion), O you who look awry.
عکس آخر چند پاید در نظر ** اصل بینی پیشه کن ای کژنگر
When God bestows bounty on those who supplicate Him in their need, together with His gift He bestows on them a long life.
حق چو بخشش کرد بر اهل نیاز ** با عطا بخشیدشان عمر دراز